| Alexander Shlyapnikov, 1885-1937: Life of an Old Bolshevik Contributor(s): Allen (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004248536 ISBN-13: 9789004248533 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $185.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - Social Science | Anthropology - General |
| Dewey: 331.886 |
| LCCN: 2014042324 |
| Series: Historical Materialism Book |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.4" W x 9.4" (1.76 lbs) 440 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Alexander Shlyapnikov, 1885-1937: Life of an Old Bolshevik, Barbara Allen recounts the political formation and positions of Russian Communist and trade unionist, Alexander Shlyapnikov. As leader of the Workers' Opposition (1919-21), Shlyapnikov called for trade unions to realise workers' mastery over the economy. Despite defeat, he continued to advocate distinct views on the Soviet socialist project that provide a counterpoint to Stalin's vision. Arrested during the Great Terror, he refused to confess to charges he thought illogical and unsupported by evidence. Unlike the standard historical and literary depiction of the Old Bolshevik, Shlyapnikov contested Stalin's and the NKVD's construct of the ideal party member. Allen conducted extensive research in archives of the Soviet Communist party and secret police. |